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The past 18 months or so have been a busy time for Walt Disco, the Scottish six-piece band whose sound mixes glam rock, post punk, elements of new romantic and electro-pop. Hints of Orange Juice, The Associates, Franz Ferdinand and David Bowie are in their sound but, it’s much, much more than that. Put it […]

It’s been 12 years since Dot Allison recorded a new album but with the release of Heart-Shaped Scars on 30th July 2021, that’s about to change. Bursting on the scene in the early 1990s, Dot’s band One Dove were a breath of fresh air. Under the guidance of Andrew Weatherall, they coupled killer tunes with

There have been some wonderful Scottish music documentaries in recent years, telling the story of scenes and bands including Big Gold Dream and Teenage Superstars. News has emerged of another exciting project, Since Yesterday – The Unsung Pioneers of Scottish Pop which is seeking to tell the story of Scotland’s all-girl bands covering the period

Formed in 1982 in Liverpool’s Kensington district, Candy Opera took inspiration from bands like Love, The Pale Fountains and Glasgow’s Postcard Records scene and quickly acquired a growing reputation and following. Despite interest from the likes of EMI and Go! Discs, the band eventually petered out in 1993 but they’ve since got back together, overseen

Four years on from their last album release Mickey 9s are once again looking to venture back in to the studio and finalise their plans to lay down another collection of ferocious electro-funk beats. Just like everyone else across the world, Mickey 9s (Dougie, Ross, Dave & Ants), had to put their plans momentarily on

When Covid initially upturned the world and the U.K. went into lockdown, the arts industry has been in a state of flux, perhaps more than any sector. Concert halls, music venues, theatres, studios and other entertainment spaces have been badly affected and sadly some have had to close for good, never to return. There has

Born in Oban, Phil “Swill” Odgers spent his early childhood in Scotland before moving down to the south east coast of England where he formed the punk band Catch 22 (who twice supported The Clash) with Paul Simmonds. A few years later they both moved to London and formed The Men They Couldn’t Hang with

A quick check on Joe McAlinden’s body of work is more than a little impressive. The Boy Hairdressers, Groovy Little Numbers, BMX Bandits, Superstar and Linden, not to mention a variety of collaborations over the years. Joe was kind enough to take some time out for an interview as part of our Into Scottish Creatives

The Bluebells recently re-released their album Sisters via the Last Night From Glasgow record label. The album has been remastered, recut and features an alternative version of Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool as well as the addition of Aim In Life and Some Sweet Day which were not on the original release. John Welsh caught up with band